Learn about 300+ years of history in New Bern, North Carolina!
Tales of New Bern’s Past with “The Skeletons in our Closets” Oct. 28 – 30 Ghostwalk is back! For the 31st year in a row the New Bern Historical Society will conjure up historic characters from bygone days who will tell you […]
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Autumn brings Chrysanthemums, the Fall Heritage Plant Sale, and Garden Lovers’ Weekend to Tryon Palace! Autumn’s mild and sunny days bring fall foliage and beautiful blooms to Tryon Palace’s gardens! Just as the fall season arrives, so do the hundreds of chrysanthemums
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Tryon Palace is excited to announce the return of the annual Garden Lecture Series in September, co-hosted with the Craven County Agricultural Center. “Heritage Plants of ENC and Trade Specials” will be presented on Saturday, September 18th, at 10 a.m. in the Cullman
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Starting September 13th, the Coastal Photo Club will be hitting the streets to photograph the neighborhoods of Spencer, Rhem, DeGraffenreid Park and surrounding areas. This is not idle hobby picture taking, they are recording the way New Bern looks in the 2020s
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A ground-breaking ceremony for Tryon Palace’s new garden cottage building was held on September 8th. The new facility will be named after Robert and Penny Barnhill, Jr. of Barnhill Contracting Company, who generously contributed to the project. All funding for the Barnhill Garden Cottage
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“Embracing the Warriors Journey with Pride” September 2 – 5th, 2021 We would like to announce that the J. T. Barber High School Class of 1970 has proudly served the New Bern community since graduating on June 3, 1970, and remains committed
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Saturday, September 4, 2021 at 4 p.m. Tryon Palace will stage a re-enactment of the infamous Stanly-Spaight duel on the front lawn of the New Bern Academy, 514 New Street, New Bern. The event is free and open to the public. The event
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The Podsquad connects you with the people, places, and local resources in New Bern, NC and surrounding areas! Susan Moffat-Thomas, Kathy Morrison and Wendy Card, were joined by special guests Jonathan Burger, Amanda Delgado, and Mitch Lewis. We talked about the latest
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On the morning of August 14, 2021, the newly gilded Crown of Life and weathervane will be restored to their rightful place on the spire of Christ Episcopal Church on Pollock Street in downtown New Bern. The original crown, symbolic of everlasting
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The Podsquad connects you with the people, places, and local resources in New Bern, NC and surrounding areas! Susan Moffat-Thomas, Kathy Morrison (New Bern Historical Society), Pat Drake and Wendy Card, were joined by special guest Jeremy LeRay (New Bern Web Design).
Living in New Bern and Beyond – Episode 192 Read More »